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Scapes and Scope:
​Visions of the land, sea and urban space

September 18 – October 23, 2021
Curated by Jim Ellsberry
Juried by Jim Ellsberry & E.E. Jacks

Member & Patron Preview:  September 18 | 5:30 — 6:30 pm
Public Reception:  September 18 | 6:30 — 9 pm
Art for Lunch: September 30 | 11:30 am — 1:30 pm

The Huntington Beach Art Center is pleased to present our 2021 fall exhibition Scapes and Scope, curated by Southern California landscape artist and teacher Jim Ellsberry. The invitational and open-call, juried exhibition explores the beauty and varied expressions of landscape in contemporary art. Traditional plein air and studio works anchor the exhibition which invites viewers to explore both literal and stylized interpretations of land, sea, and urban geography. An exclusive virtual collection of works by noted international landscape artists – traditional and expressive – will accompany the exhibition. 
At the time of publication, the above events are scheduled to take place at the Art Center. Events are subject to change. Refer to our website for updates or call (714) 374-1650 for more information. Masks are encouraged during the opening reception for all guests regardless of vaccination status. 

View the HBAC Gallery Exhibition Virtually
View the Exclusive Virtual Exhibition
BLOG: Curator Jim Ellsberry Describes the 3 Movements in Scapes and Scope
BLOG: Juror E.E. Jacks Introduces Scapes and Scope

Participating artists

​Liz Abeyta
Tony Allain
Nancy Anderson
Aimee Aul
Nicolette Ayoub
Renée Azenaro
Julie Bagby
Cynthia Baker-Gusman
Robert Bateman 
Joli Beal
Mark Beck
Dan  Beck
Lynn Berkeley
Zufar Bikbov
Virginia  Billes 
Colin  Bishop
Bonnie Bonino
Linda Bowen-Trujillo
Cathy Boyer
Rebecca Bray
Donald Britton
Mark Brockman
Tom Brown
Pati Bruce
Dawn Buckingham
Kyle Buckland
John Budicin
Denise Busony
Nancy Byrnes
Nancy Caldwell
Federica Campagnari
Larry Cannon
Lorenzo chavez
Jackie Clark
Annie Clavel
William Crawley
Fred Cuming
Gianne de Genevraye
Rick J. Delanty
Katherine Dittrick
Jim ellsberry
Lydia Gatzow
Ruth Geller
Jenny Gravatte
Krista Harris
Susan  Hartman 
Robb  Havassy
Carolyn Hesse-Low
Zhongwen Hu
Richard Humphrey
E.E. Jacks
David Jenks
Bryan  Jennings
Laurie Jiobu
​​​JEANETTE JOHNS

​Karen Kanas
Iris Kern-Foster
Chuck Kovacic
Anne Kupillas
Jessica Lanham
Kelly Lingel-Crowder
Moira Lumpkin
​M
Rojean Maciula
Steven Marr
Eileen Mccullough
Jim McVicker
Bailey Miller
Michaela Moffett
Kevin Moran
BJ Morrison McKay
Marisa Murrow
A.J. Nesselrod
Hung Nguyen
Lewis Noble
Desmond O'Hagan
Gabriel Palma
Don Pirch
Jeff Preston
Nilou Raad
Mike Ray 
Ron Reekers
Viktoria Romanova
Mo Salama
Ann Sanders
Lillian Sasaki
Anne Sasaki 
Nico Sauceda
Alex Schaefer
Naomi Shachar
W Jason Situ
Gary Sohl
John Sollom
Randy Sprout
Sabrina Stiles
Susan Stone
Harry Stooshinoff
Alexandra Sullivan
Judy Todd
Scott A. Trimble
VIRGINIA Unseld
Maureen Vastardis 
Eric WARBURTON
Sharon Weaver
Sandy Winkler
Stanley Wolf
Carrol Wolf
Thom Wright
Vahe Yeremyan


THE JURY
​JIM ELLSBERRY
Curator, artist, and teacher. Jim Ellsberry is the 2020/21 President of SOCALPAPA and a past member of LPAPA and OPA. Jim’s work has been on display in Laguna Beach since 2019 and exhibited at The Phippen Museum in Prescott, AZ. Jim studied painting at Utah State University, UCLA, The Scottsdale Artists School and with noted painters from the Southwest to New York. He has been teaching both traditional oil painting and contemporary/abstract art for the past 6 years. Jim co-curated the 2019 HBAC exhibition titled Color Vision.

E.E. JACKS
Fine artist, curator, writer and poet. E.E. Jacks has been curating themed exhibitions since 2013. E.E. founded APERO Gallery in 2016. In 2017 it became an international catalogue and print publication, showcasing the work of more than 650 artists from over 60 different countries. E.E. is the author of numerous articles, art reviews and served as a juror & guest judge for many years, publishing poetry that reflects on art, nature and human emotion.
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​HUNTINGTON BEACH ART CENTER
The Huntington Beach Art Center (HBAC) is a community arts and cultural center operated as a public/private partnership with the City of Huntington Beach and the Huntington Beach Art Center Foundation, a non-profit private corporation. Through exhibitions, performances, film/video screenings, lectures, and educational programming, the HBAC serves to advance public awareness and understanding of cultural, historic, and contemporary perspectives. The HBAC creates opportunities for local, regional and international artists and the community to share in a climate of experimentation, education, and experience. 
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